Scholar's Desks on player owned plots give a bonus to the related skills. The bonus is only available for crafting purposes and is only shown in the crafting window, not in the character spreadsheet and therefore can not be used to scribe higher formulas.

Helian Scholar's Desks and Lunus Scholar's Desks in a player owned lair adds a tier related bonus for dragons to the appropriate skill. They are part of the dragon lair constructions: Helian Essence Shaping and Lunus Essence Shaping.